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<table><tr><td valign="top">[[File:Everfrost_peaks.png|alt=Everfrost Peaks tundra area.|thumb|Everfrost Peaks, view of the "tundra" area.]]'''Everfrost Peaks''' is a permanently frozen area of frequent snowfalls and constant snow cover. It is the northernmost zone and borders the home of the barbarians, Halas. It is also adjacent to the gnoll home of Blackburrow, where all must pass if they want to enter the lands surrounding Qeynos. It's also connected to Permafrost, a higher-level dungeon to the east. Everfrost can be safely divided into two subzones, the "canyons" and the "plains". 

The "canyons" represent Halas barbarian's newbie area. They are a twisting, maze-like area of dead ends, high ridges, and very few open areas through which the lower-level monsters move. This is also where the entrances to Halas (north) and Blackburrow (south) lay. 

The "plains" are a much more dangerous and vast area. They lie to the east of the "canyons" and stretch on for quite a way before ending in the mountains that contain the entrance to Permafrost. A Y-shaped, frozen river divides the "plains" into eastern and western halves, and ruins of an ancient civilization are scattered throughout the region. </td></tr></table>
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! ''' Level of Monsters: '''
|1-20+
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! ''' Types of Monsters: '''
|Ice Goblin Whelps, Gnoll Pups, White Wolves, Snow Spiderlings, Polar Bear Cubs, Skeletons, Snow Spiders (Large and Giant), Polar Bears, Snow Leopards, Ice Goblin Scouts, Ice Goblin Shamans, Snow Orc Troopers, Snow Orc Mountaineers, Snow Orc Shamans, Mammoth Calves, Woolly Mammoth Calves, Woolly Mammoths, Corrupt Mammoths, Tainted Mammoths, Vengeful Lyricist, Vengeful Composer, Vengeful Soloist, Icebone Skeletons, Icy Orcs, Ice Giants, Decaying Skeletons
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! ''' Notable NPCs: '''
|[[Karg IceBear]], [[Lich of Miragul]], [[Megan]], [[Tundra Jack]], [[Iceberg]], [[Snowflake]], [[Sulon McMoor]], [[Redwind]], [[Martar IceBear]], [[Dark Assassin]], [[Corrupted wooly mammoth]]
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! ''' Unique Items: '''
|{{:Bloody Mantle}}, {{:Parrying Pick}}, {{:Polar Bear Cloak}}, {{:Lupine Claw Gauntlets}}, {{:Gigantic Zweihander}}, {{:Werewolf Skin Cloak}}, {{:Chunk of Tundra}}
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! ''' Related Quests: '''
|[[Lupine Claw Gauntlets Quest]], [[Polar Bear Cloak Quest]], [[Tarton's Wheel]], [[Werewolf Skin Cloak Quest]], [[Ice Goblin Beads]]
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! ''' Adjacent Zones: '''
|[[Halas]], [[Blackburrow]], [[Permafrost]]
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! ''' Name in /who: '''
|everfrost
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! ''' [[Zone Spawn Timer]]: '''
|6:40
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! '''Succor/Evacuate:'''
| 3139, 682 (Outside Halas gates)
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! [[Recommended Levels and ZEM List | ZEM]] ''' Value:'''
|<s>75</s> '''100''' (133%)
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== Map ==

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[[Image:map_everfrost.jpg|frame|border]]'''Everfrost '''
# Merchants selling Smithing and Tailoring supplies.
# Ice Goblin Igloos with low-level, roaming spawns.
# Ice Goblin Igloo.
# Barbarian guarded pathway with [[Lish McMarrin]] (and Bryndin McMill & Snowflake).
# Barbarian guarded pathway with [[Bandl McMarrin]].
# Ice Goblin Igloos (north: scouts & whelps, south: scouts &  [[Goblin caster|goblin casters]]).
# Temple with Barbarian shamans selling poison-based spells and alchemy ingredients.
# "North Tower" or "Megan's Tower".
# Temple inhabited by Icy Orcs and [[Redwind]].
# Stone Giant Statue.
# "South Tower".
# [[Sulgar]] (unmarked, west of Temple(7) at 3028, -2398).
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[[Image:map_everfrostcaves.jpg|frame|border]]'''Bear Caves '''
# Room with [[Sulon McMoor]], high-level Necromancer.
# Ice Boned Skeletons with a broken teleporter.
# Ice Boned Skeletons in a building with Wizard Rod piece on the ground.
# Entry room with Ice Goblins.
# [[a glacier bear]] spawn point.
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== Dangers ==

This is arguably the most dangerous newbie zone in the game. The only passive creature is the wooly spider, and it is venomous so even it should be avoided at first. Many of the roaming mobs in the first area are level 2 and will attack on sight, making it harder for a level 1 to isolate level 1 mobs without being bothered by adds. In addition you have three named skeletons around level 10 roaming the area that will attack and kill new characters in 2-3 hits. When engaging a skeleton, take care it is a decaying skeleton and not a vengeful musician. Gnolls, Whelps and decaying skeletons make good targets for a level 1. 

The dangers can be divided into the two separate areas. The canyons can be dangerous for low level adventurers (less than 4th) as the 1st level monsters (the whelps and pups) are aggressive to you and you can wind up being swarmed by these creatures. Also, every monster in this area will join its comrades if they are in battle, so be careful of swarming. 

The plains are an entirely different matter. The biggest problem here is that some of the most powerful creatures in the zone are also the most aggressive, namely the Orc Shaman and the Icebone Skeleton. The Orc Shaman can cast all manner of spells and can take on groups of level 11-13 characters, even though it is only about level 14-16. The Icebone Skeleton is difficult to see until it is upon you, and then does massive damage and stun attacks, as well as cast spells, and is about 15-16th level and immune to non-magic weapon attacks. 

The other main creatures on the plains that are dangerous when provoked are the woolly mammoths. You will often find rangers and druids hunting them solo, but other classes capable of solo hunting (such as necros) can also solo these mobs. The calves are around level 14-16 and the fully grown mammoths are ~ level 25. 

In the southeast corner of the zone there is a band of icy orcs that have taken up residence in a temple between the river and the ice giant statue. These creatures are approximately lvl 25, and have as their leader a Shadow Knight named Redwind, who is closer to 28th level or so. There is also a small network of caves off of the end of the northeast branch of the river. It is quite a swim from the nearest ice hole to the opening, with nowhere to breathe in between, so you need some method by which to breathe water. Within the caves can be found a aggressive deadly necromancer, several Icebone Skeletons, and [[a glacier bear]].

== Benefits ==

The canyons of Everfrost are probably one of the most wealthy hunting grounds I've ever found. I consistently would return from hunting there with 2-3 platinum, even at low levels (like 3rd). By then you're killing all the creatures that walk by, sometimes in hoards, and raking in the money and experience. The bears have pelts, the skeletons have weapons, and the pups and whelps quite often carry sacks. 

The plains are good for wealth if you are of significantly high level such that you can hunt in a group and take out mammoths. Their tusks are worth quite a bit, and it is quite safe to hunt them the way they do, in a very controlled environment and with guards nearby. Also, a midlevel (5th or 6th) soloist could make quite a living taking out Ice Goblins along the edge, including their little camps. The other benefit to hunting in the deep plains is that there are not a lot of people around, so the monster you spot is more than likely yours. There are also some unique quest items floating around. 

The large number of level 2 mobs in the area mentioned earlier also makes it a lot easier to get to level 5 than the newbie areas that are level 1 mob heavy. The Polar Bear Skin is also excellent loot as you can trade them in for random pieces of tattered armor in Halas, so while you leave most newbie zones wearing cloth armor, you leave Everfrost wearing tattered.

== Traveling To and From ==

To the southeast, in the southern portion of the "canyons" lies the entrance to [[Blackburrow]]. It can be difficult to find, but once you see the large, rocky ramp leading up to the tunnel entrance, you'll know you're in the right spot. The tunnel to Blackburrow itself is a torch-lit path that has a couple of gnolls hiding inside.

To the East, in the "plains" lies the entrance to [[Permafrost]], guarded by ice giants.

Succor/Egress take you to (3139, 677) entrance to [[Halas]].

A [[Frost Port]] will take you to 115, 919 in the maze between Halas and Blackburrow.

== What's in this zone? ==

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